Isaiah 2:4
People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the LORD’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.
The LORD will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
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Joel 3:10
Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Train even your weaklings to be warriors.
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We may not like the times in which we live, however how we live is how we will be judged.
David DeGerolamo
it is the end of days and all the signs are right in front of us. We and our ancestors have done these things from the time of the cross and now we have entered into the period of the great tribulation. There is no turning back now, things will get progressively worse and Gods word will be spit on from nation to nation, but Gods elect will go through the fire and purified while the rest of the world will enter into judgement on the last day. God states, when we begin to see all these things come together then we are to lift out heads to heaven because our redemption draweth nigh.
If I was king of a kingdom .I would double the guard and post look outs.
Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
Great question David. It depends on whether or not one thinks we have reached the Joel Chapter 2 days. And yes, we must stand before the rulers of the forces of darkness, armored fully in His protection (Ephesians 6: 10-18). Yet, if we do so outside of His will it is all for vain. That is why, well meaning or not, we need to get right with The Almighty first and foremost. Only then, can we be the warriors and priest that He ordained. Numbers (B’midbar) 31: 28,29. There is always a price to serve. Shalom to all Achim, JK
His name, His path for us and His glory.
David, I agree that it is time to beat our plowshares into swords and our pruning hooks into spears…and let the weak say, I am strong. For we must be strong -- physically, emotionally, spiritually and militarily in order to restore our rightful liberty and our Constitution, which states what God told us and our Founders were guided by The Holy Spirit to record God’s direction to establish a Republic with limited federal government and specific liberties requiring a Christian people to faithfully live and maintain such a Constitutional Republic.
Now is the time my brothers and sisters to get strong. Use your God-given skills and abilities to prepare for the worst and continue to pray for the best.
We must be prepared to defend our homes, our families and our communities. Join up with at least one other family with a plan to move in and defend one home and both families. If you need to, continue to stock up on weapons and ammunition, enough for each member of the family able to learn and use weapons.
If possible establisg multiple safe locations to store weapons, ammo, food, water (filtering sysytems, purification tablets, boiling), etc. Plan to suvive in a grid down situation, with no power, food, water etc. available. What you have you will have, what you do not have, you will not have, so prepsre now and continue to do so.
Charity is important, so store extra. You may not want to announce that you have provision, so you may want to drop off supplies at the town office for community charity. Unfortunately, it will be necessray to present your family as hungry and without fuel, fire, water, food, etc. We must all become Gray Men and women and our childre and other members of our household will need to refrain from discussing home resources or offering charoity dire4ctly to others, since word will get out that you have provisions and other will target you for attach and pillaging.
Please take the time to learn to shoot well every weapon in you arsenal and other member as well. Having same caliber ammo will be helpful.
Develop skills for wildcrafting and other bartering skills and items. There are many local plants and trees that can provide a portion of your food and medicine. Camping supplies are great to stock up on. Propane cooking stove with canisters of propane, camping flat wear, cups, plates etc. will last in a raw situation. Medicinal herbs, homeopathy, wound care items are all critical. If at all possible discontinue pharmacuticals, since theyr are not likely to be available. If you or a family member requires medicine, stock up now.
Think of all the things that you use and may need and purchase as soon as possible, so items are on hand. Read up on alternative medicine. Bandages, tape, antibiotic, antiitch, etc are all good to have. Sanitary napkins and tampons are good wound care items and much less expensive.
If you have money in a savings, stock, bond retirement account, you must decide if it will be there when you need it,or does it make sense to you to use some of you funds to purchase the things that you need.
If you had to leave your home; I know, most of us do not want to think about let alone do this; however, it could become critical to do so. A back pack for each member of your family /household with toiletries, flash light and extra batteries, fed blade and folding knives, water filter, purification tablets, firstarer, 1ST Aid kits, etc. Check out bug out bages content videos, which will give you ideas. What will each member need for 72 hours emergency bag to survive until you get somewhere safe.
Most importantly, pray and call out to God for hIs mercy, guidance and p[rotection. Right now there are Christians all over the world, especially in the middel east and Africa being tortured, raped m murdered by radical islamists. We must stand up and demand that our government and world leaders fight this geneocide now. Soon we will need to defend ourselves and our country men and women from this persecution.
Remember: Do NOt Be Afraid, God tells us 365 times in scripture, once for every day of the year. We will restore our Constitution Republic. God bless you. Peace, Peter ~
I implore all, not to take the Lords words out of context -- for the passage referenced speaks of the Lord calling all nations to a war, whereby they will be judged. And those who are weak shall arm themselves and say, “I am strong”, but in the face of Judgment their weakness shall be revealed to all.
3:9 Proclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up. Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong. Break forth, and come, all ye nations, from round about, and gather yourselves together: there will the Lord cause all thy strong ones to fall down. Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all nations round about.
I agree with the sentiment, but perhaps a different verse is in order. Thus I posted from Psalm 144 --
Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
My mercy, and my refuge: my support, and my deliverer: My protector, and I have hoped in him: who subdueth my people under me.
Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow. --Psalm 144:1~4